Binary Search Measurements - Keysight Technologies E5260 Series Programming Manual

Figure 2-11

Binary Search Measurements

Binary search measurement is performed as shown below. The source channel
forces voltage or current, and the measurement channel performs one point
measurement. The E5260/E5270 repeats this until the search stop condition is
satisfied, and returns the source's last output value. The last measurement data is
also returned if it is set by the BSVM command.
Binary Search Measurements
Voltage or current
BSM, BST, and
Stop
BSV or BSI
Delay time
(1) Normal output
Hold time
Trigger
Start
Stop
BSM, BST, and
BSV or BSI
Delay time
(2) Cautious output
Hold time
Trigger
Start
1. The search source sets output by the BSM, BST, and BSV or BSI commands.
Only one channel can be used for the search source.
2. The search source starts output by a trigger, such as the XE command.
3. After the hold time, the measurement channel waits for the delay time, and starts
measurement as shown in
the BGI or BGV command. Only one channel can be used for measurement.
4. After measurement, the search source changes the output value. The output
value depends on the output control mode, normal or cautious, selected by the
BSM command. See
Keysight E5260/E5270 Programming Guide, Edition 4
-D/2
-D/8
-D/16
+D/4
Delay time
-D/8
Delay time
-D/16
+D/4
+D/32
+D/2
Figure 2-11. The measurement channel can be set by
Figure 2-11.
Remote Mode Functions
Measurement Modes
Search stopped
+D/64
+D/32
Search stopped
+D/64
: Measurement
D = | Stop - Start |
Time
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